diff --git a/net/peer.go b/net/peer.go
index b30d64d..40debc1 100644
--- a/net/peer.go
+++ b/net/peer.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type Peer interface {
 	ConnectionURIs() []*url.URL
 	IsHandshakeDone() bool
 	SetHandshakeDone(status bool)
-	GetIP() string
+	GetIPString() string
 	Abuser() bool
 }
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (b *BasePeer) End() error {
 func (b *BasePeer) EndForAbuse() error {
 	panic("must implement in child class")
 }
-func (b *BasePeer) GetIP() string {
+func (b *BasePeer) GetIPString() string {
 	panic("must implement in child class")
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ws.go b/net/ws.go
index 7aa5328..2484424 100644
--- a/net/ws.go
+++ b/net/ws.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (p *WebSocketPeer) GetChallenge() []byte {
 	return p.challenge
 }
 
-func (b *WebSocketPeer) GetIP() string {
+func (b *WebSocketPeer) GetIPString() string {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	netConn := websocket.NetConn(ctx, b.socket, websocket.MessageBinary)
 
diff --git a/service/default/p2p.go b/service/default/p2p.go
index c884c14..03b5b00 100644
--- a/service/default/p2p.go
+++ b/service/default/p2p.go
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func (p *P2PServiceDefault) ConnectToNode(connectionUris []*url.URL, retry uint,
 				}
 			}
 
-			fromPeerIP := fromPeer.GetIP()
+			fromPeerIP := fromPeer.GetIPString()
 
 			if !p.incomingIPBlocklist.Contains(fromPeerIP) {
 				p.incomingIPBlocklist.Put(fromPeerIP, true)
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ func (p *P2PServiceDefault) ConnectToNode(connectionUris []*url.URL, retry uint,
 						}
 					}
 
-					fromPeerIP := fromPeer.GetIP()
+					fromPeerIP := fromPeer.GetIPString()
 					if !p.incomingIPBlocklist.Contains(fromPeerIP) {
 						p.incomingIPBlocklist.Put(fromPeerIP, true)
 						blocked = true
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ func (p *P2PServiceDefault) OnNewPeer(peer net.Peer, verifyId bool) error {
 		pid = "unknown"
 	}
 
-	pip := peer.GetIP()
+	pip := peer.GetIPString()
 
 	if p.incomingIPBlocklist.Contains(pid) {
 		p.Logger().Error("peer is on identity blocklist", zap.String("peer", pid))